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Building on the ACT for psychosis foundations workshop, this skills masterclass focuses on advanced, process-based interventions to support personal recovery. Working with paranoia, unusual beliefs, distressing voices, and shame presents unique challenges—this workshop will deepen your ability to apply ACT in these complex situations.
Through experiential exercises, case discussions, and session recordings, you’ll refine your skills in formulation, engagement, values-based activation, and exposure to help clients move toward meaningful recovery.
Background to the workshop
Supporting people in their recovery from psychosis requires more than symptom reduction—it involves helping them build lives that are meaningful, autonomous, and values-driven. While many individuals experience distressing symptoms, stigma, and system-related barriers, recovery is possible when therapy fosters psychological flexibility, self-compassion, and engagement in personally meaningful action.
ACT provides a powerful framework for supporting personal recovery, helping individuals change their relationship with distressing experiences rather than struggling against them. However, applying ACT in complex cases—especially when working with paranoia, unusual beliefs, distressing voices, and shame—requires skilful formulation and flexible, process-based interventions.
This advanced skills masterclass builds on the foundations workshop, helping practitioners refine their ability to engage individuals in ACT for psychosis (ACTp) and support them in moving beyond avoidance and toward recovery-oriented action.
What you will gain from this workshop
This skills-based masterclass is designed for practitioners who have a working knowledge of ACTp and want to develop more advanced, formulation-driven interventions.
By attending this workshop, participants will:
- Develop advanced ACTp formulation skills, learning how to tailor interventions to individual client needs
- Practice engagement strategies for working with individuals experiencing mistrust and paranoia
- Learn ACT techniques to support distressed voice hearers in shifting their relationship with voices
- Enhance values-based activation and exposure skills, helping clients take meaningful steps toward recovery
About this workshop
The workshop will be highly interactive and will include:
- Live demonstrations of ACT techniques tailored for complex psychosis presentations
- Experiential exercises to refine engagement and intervention skills
- Case discussions and session recordings to illustrate real-world applications
- Roleplays and guided practice to help participants integrate skills into their clinical work
This practical, hands-on approach ensures that participants leave with actionable skills they can immediately apply in their work.
Who will benefit from this workshop?
This intermediate level workshop is designed for ACT therapists, mental health practitioners, and supporters who have a foundational knowledge of ACTp and work with individuals recovering from psychosis.
It is ideal for:
- Psychologists, psychiatrists, and mental health nurses
- Social workers, therapists, and counsellors
- GPs, occupational therapists, and others (including peer workers) supporting individuals with complex mental health needs
Participants are expected to have prior knowledge of ACT and its adaptations for psychosis. This workshop builds on the foundations course and assumes familiarity with key ACT concepts such as psychological flexibility, acceptance, cognitive defusion, and values-based work.